CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Introduction

1. Evaluation and the Program Planning Process
2. Data Analysis, or "What Do You Mean by That?"
3. Special Challenges in Evaluating Prevention Programs

Supplements
Resources

Evaluation for the Unevaluated:
Program Evaluation 102

Sample Outline
Final Evaluation Report

Executive Summary

1. Introduction: General Description of the Project
   1. Description of program components, including services or training delivered and target population for each service
   2. Description of collaborative efforts (if relevant), including the agencies participating in the collaboration and their various roles and responsibilities on the project
   3. Description of strategies for recruiting program participants (if relevant)
   4. Description of special issues relevant to serving the project's target population (or providing education and training to participants) and plans to address them
2. Evaluation of Program Implementation Objectives
   1. Description of the project's implementation objectives (measurable objectives)
   2. Statement of evaluation questions (Were program implementation objectives attained? If not, why not? What were the barriers to and facilitators of attaining implementation objectives?)
   3. Description of data collection methods and data collected for each evaluation question
   4. Description of data analysis procedures
   5. Description of results of analysis
3. Evaluation of participant Outcome Objectives
   1. Description of participant outcome objectives (in measurable terms)
   2. Statement of evaluation questions, evaluation design, and method for assessing change for each question
   3. Discussion of data collection methods (for each evaluation question)
   4. Discussion of issues that affected the outcome evaluation and how they were addressed
   5. Procedures for data analyses
   6. Results of data analyses
   7. Discussion of results
4. Integration of Process and Outcome Evaluation Information
   1. Summary of process evaluation results
   2. Summary of outcome evaluation results
   3. Discussion of potential relationships between program implementation and participant outcome evaluation results
5. Recommendations to Program Administrators or Funders for Future Program and Evaluation Efforts